Puerto Rico at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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Puerto Rico at the Olympic Games

Flag of Puerto Rico
IOC code  PUR
NOC Comité Olímpico de Puerto Rico
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At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal
Competitors
Medals
Rank: 37		 Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
1		 Total
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Puerto Rico competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

Contents

[edit] Medals

[edit] Image:Med_3.png Bronze

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Archery

In the second time the nation competed in archery at the Olympics, Puerto Rico entered one man and one woman. Maria Medina came in last place in the women's competition even as Edgardo Berdeguer beat considerably the 55th place finish Puerto Rico's only archer in 1972 earned.

Women's Individual Competition:

  • Maria Medina – 1993 points (→ 27th place)

Men's Individual Competition:

  • Edgardo Berdeguer – 2200 points (→ 31st place)

[edit] Athletics

Men's 800 metres

  • Heat — 1:51.38 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x400 metres Relay

  • Pedro Ferrer, Iván Mangual, Julio Ferrer, and Jorge Ortiz
  • Heat — 3:06.08 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m Hurdles

  • Julio Ferrer
  • Heats — 52.45s
  • Semi Final — 51.04s (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

  • José de Jesus — 2:19:34 (→ 23rd place)
  • Víctor Serrano — 2:34:59 (→ 53rd place)

[edit] Basketball

[edit] Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group B):
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (63-84)
  • Lost to United States (94-95)
  • Lost to Czechoslovakia (83-89)
  • Lost to Italy (81-95)
  • Defeated Egypt (20-0) bb.
  • Classification Matches:
  • 9th/11th place: Defeated Japan (111-91)
  • 9th/10th place: Defeated Mexico (89-84) → Ninth place
  • Team Roster

[edit] Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

  • Orlando Maldonado → Image:Med_3.png Bronze Medal
    1. First Round – Defeated Lucky Mutale (ZAM), walk-over
    2. Second Round – Defeated Brendan Dunne (IRL), KO-1
    3. Quarterfinals – Defeated Héctor Patri (ARG), 5:0
    4. Semifinals – Lost to Jorge Hernández (CUB), 0:5

[edit] References